CH-148 Cyclone Progress

[SeaKingTacco]

Okay, but it still seems a little junior varsity to do a northern trip in the summer, and brag about it.


I’ll be impressed when it does it in February

Not to be a dick, but it really raises the stakes and the danger level in doing a navigation system trial in the arctic, in the dark, at minus 40c.

you know- crawl, walk, run?

 

[Kirkhill]

It has to do with testing/certifying the FMCDUs and the EGIs North of 70. Not cold weather testing.

It spoke to one of the aircrew on that trip, recently. It was a spectacular series of flights. They got to within 300Nm of the North pole, which is certainly a record for a Canadian Maritime Helo.

FMCDUs and EGIs?

Is that to do with the ability to automatically hold a hover? I understand GPS is challenging in those latitudes.

 

[Good2Golf]

It has to do with testing/certifying the FMCDUs and the EGIs North of 70. Not cold weather testing.

It spoke to one of the aircrew on that trip, recently. It was a spectacular series of flights. They got to within 300Nm of the North pole, which is certainly a record for a Canadian Maritime Helo.

I think the EGIs are the same/similar model to the CH-147F, so you folks should be good to go.

And as you note with the 148, SKT, the 147F first round Northern testing was also done in August.

CH-147F Chinook tested in Northern Canada

Canadian CH-147F Chinook helicopters were evaluate from CFB Petawawa Ontario, to Alert Nunavut, and then to Iqaluit on Baffin Island Nunavut, spanned more than 8,600 kilometres.

www.helis.com

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Nice view of a torpedo drop

https://twitter.com/x/status/1551014642952327169

 

[KevinB]

Not to be a dick, but it really raises the stakes and the danger level in doing a navigation system trial in the arctic, in the dark, at minus 40c.

you know- crawl, walk, run?

I expect more from MH pilots than I do from most other pilots
Almost as much as I expect from formerly young Huey pilots @Good2Golf

 

[armrdsoul77]

Epic expedition: Proving the CH-148 Cyclone's capabilities in the North - Skies Mag

 

[Good2Golf]

That routing brings back memories (other than a YOW/YWA start vice YAW). Good story…well done the Fleet Air Arm, BZ!

 

[dimsum]

well done the Fleet Air Arm

 

[rmc_wannabe]

Fleet Air Arm, BZ!

Shhhhhh you'll rouse Zombie Hellyer!

 

[torg003]

Shhhhhh you'll rouse Zombie Hellyer!

No need to worry about that, he's too busy giving lectures on the existence of extra-terrestrials. (not a joke)

 

[rmc_wannabe]

No need to worry about that, he's too busy giving lectures on the existence of extra-terrestrials. (not a joke)

 

[Spencer100]

No need to worry about that, he's too busy giving lectures on the existence of extra-terrestrials. (not a joke)

Tim Pool was talking about him two weeks ago. LOL

Plus

 

[torg003]

OK, I stand (or sit at the keyboard) corrected. Didn't realize that he had died, but he did believe in aliens.

 

[Spencer100]

OK, I stand (or sit at the keyboard) corrected. Didn't realize that he had died, but he did believe in aliens.

At this point if Aliens just showed up I would be...really it took this long to show yourself? LOL

After watching a video of a DOE director of nuclear waste steal luggage in a dress, combat boots and leather dog masks on his submissives they can't be any weirder. LOL

 

[torg003]

If aliens are watching us, I'd bet they're sending holo-recordings (or whatever high tech recording system they'd have) back to their planet as a reality show depicting just how stupid an intelligent dominant planetary species can act.

 

[Spencer100]

If aliens are watching us, I'd bet they're sending holo-recordings (or whatever high tech recording system they'd have) back to their planet as a reality show depicting just how stupid an intelligent dominant planetary species can act.

"So you think you can Human" tonight at 8:00

We're not in the Matrix, we on Survivor and The Galaxy's Funniest Planet Videos

 

[Eye In The Sky]

"So you think you can Human" tonight at 8:00

We're not in the Matrix, we on Survivor and The Galaxy's Funniest Planet Videos

 

[Spencer100]

Guess the warranty has run out

MSN

 

[Good2Golf]

Guess the warranty has run out

MSN

Very early on, The Crown self-indemnifies.

 

[Eye In The Sky]

Guess the warranty has run out

MSN

The way the contracting was worded and signed off on for the MHWS baffled me when I read the FWI specifically for the SW piece.

Baffled.